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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 6 Mar 1969

Vol. 238 No. 16

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Government Securities.

38.

asked the Minister for Finance the total bank holdings in Government securities in each of the past five years.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

Date

Total bank holdings of Government securities

£million

31st December,

1964

32.2

,,

1965

59.1

,,

1966

81.5

,,

1967

91.2

,,

1968

129.7

May I ask the Minister will that return include holdings of the Central Bank or holdings of the joint stock banks only?

Joint stock banks only. The total I am giving only gives the joint stock banks but I can give the others to the Deputy if he wants them.

I can put down a question again for the Central Bank figures.

The latest figure—I am speaking from memory now—of our total external assets is about £291 million.

If the information I want is not at the Minister's hand——

I thought the Deputy was talking about external holdings. I am sorry. The figure I gave is our external holdings.

I wondered do these figures include Central Bank holdings as well as holdings of the joint stock banks?

No, the figure in the answer is only for the joint stock banks.

Thank you.

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